tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post7473619086591867029..comments2024-03-26T04:57:50.203-07:00Comments on Stephanie Snowe: The Blog!: Serious Question: Couch to 5K editionStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10413516850782368606noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-9417777380505509552014-10-11T17:26:39.542-07:002014-10-11T17:26:39.542-07:00My first response would probably be along the line...My first response would probably be along the lines of "Are you f'n kidding me?" But that is because I am a horrible, pessimistic person who doesn't want strangers making judgements about her (good or bad).Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695662344180959776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-31733380741965597042014-10-09T18:26:35.044-07:002014-10-09T18:26:35.044-07:00Truth: Any time I'm in the car and I see someo...Truth: Any time I'm in the car and I see someone who is not the "typical" athletic skinny runner I always yell "YOU GO GIRL!!!!" (and maybe fist pump a few times). With absolutely zero condescension. <br /><br />Running saved my life. I'm not super skinny or crazy fit, but through running I'm finally at a place where I don't hate the way I look. This wasn't always the case...and I know the struggle is real...so while I don't have the courage to actually open the window before yelling, I'm ALWAYS cheering for anyone who is brave enough to get out there and start the journey...the beginning is always the worst...it only gets easier. <br /><br />So this is me, NOT condescedingly, fist pumping and mentally yelling "YOU GO GIRL!!!" This is the beginning of something awesome :).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-26660260179642884962014-10-06T15:59:03.993-07:002014-10-06T15:59:03.993-07:00Gnggh. I'm not sure I'd ever call someone ...Gnggh. I'm not sure I'd ever call someone 'inspirational'. I do tend to smile and say nice things to runners who have their faces contorted in the oh-God-I-am-dying purple-faced grimace because I personally like it when people say nice things to ME when I'm suffering during a run and really badly want to stop. I especially like it in 5k races when people shout 'Doing good!' or 'Nearly there!' even when they're plainly telling terrible lies. <br /><br />But 'You inspire me, slow person, with all you have to overcome!'? Uh.Tamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932610700457609577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-3053254495104805122014-10-06T15:16:15.547-07:002014-10-06T15:16:15.547-07:00If someone who knows me and my struggles says I am...If someone who knows me and my struggles says I am inspirational, that's one thing. If someone just sees me and says it, that is most likely condescending because they are likely to be making assumptions about me. There are cases where that may not be true - if I'm huffing and puffing and the effort required is clearly high and I keep going and they notice, well, that's not condescending, that's encouraging. But mostly, commenting on someone else (even if well-intentioned) is based on making assumptions about someone's fitness, health, and other things that can be really rude assumptions. That is where the 'Fat Girl At the Gym' and 'Runner At The Track' letters come from and they are almost always rude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com